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World War 1, South West Asia, Gaza and Palestine, Romani, 10 Light Horse, 1916

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Water camels at Romani

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In the reorganisation after Gallipoli, most of the Australian Imperial Force went to France in 1916. The bulk of Australia’s mounted forces however remained in Egypt to fight the Turks threatening the Suez Canal. After 1916 the threat to the canal was over, and with victory at Romani in August 1916, the Light Horse advanced into Turkish territory. In 1917 they entered Palestine and in 1918 advanced into Jordan and Syria. The campaign ended on 31 October 1918, a few weeks after the capture of Damascus. With the main focus on the Western Front, the Middle East campaign was regarded as a subsidiary theatre of operations. Despite this, the campaign had an air of romance and created the legend of the Australian Light Horse.

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cwa-org-32-44-001

Item type

Digital Scans

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31.020342780302, 33.050210772206
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Tuesday, 3 March, 2026

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